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701904

The Grateful Dead in 1968....

Item #701904

May 02, 1968

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 2, 1968



* Grateful Dead concert in Electric Circus

* East village performance advertisement

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

* HAIR, the musical opens on Broadway at the Biltmore




Page 34 has a 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch advertisement for "GRATEFUL DEAD" for there performances at the Electric Circus i... See More  

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581221

Catfish Hunter's 1968 perfect game...

Item #581221

May 09, 1968

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, May 9, 1968



* James Catfish Hunter's perfect game

* Oakland Athletics A's

* MLB baseball



This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Athletics Hunter Pitches First Perfect Game"



This was actually the first perfect game thrown in the American League in 46 years.



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700635

1968 Poor People's Campaign... Jerry Garcia & Pigpen...

Item #700635

May 09, 1968

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 9, 1968



* Poor People's Campaign - demonstration march

* Post Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination

* Ralph Abernathy - A. D. King photos

* Early Jerry Garcia & Pigpen photo - Grateful Dead




A great issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has 3 related photos with heading: "Poor People's Campaign: Last Exit to ... See More  

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$48.00
637758

James Earl Ray wanted by FBI...

Item #637758

May 14, 1968

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, May 14, 1868  Page 6 carries a 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch advertisement "WANTED BY FBI" for James Earl Ray and the list of all of his aliasas. "James Earl Ray, a Missouri prison escapee, sought under the alias Eric Starvo Galt in connection with the gunshot slaying of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is one of the FBI's 'Ten Mos... See More  

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700634

1968 Timothy Leary leaves Millbrook...

Item #700634

May 16, 1968

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 16, 1968



* Dr. Timothy Leary - American psychologist

* Leaves Millbrook for California w/ photo

* Includes famous quote: "turn on, tune in, drop out"

* Lysergic acid diethylamide - lysergide - LSD




A great issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has a photo of Timothy Leary with heading: "Ecstatic Saints: Turn-On &... See More  

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675769

Bobby Unser wins his first 500... In an Indianapolis newspaper...

Item #675769

May 30, 1968

THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, May 30, 1968  



* Race Car driver Bobby Unser

* Wins Indianapolis Indy 500

* Best publication to be had (rare)




When it comes to having a great issue on the Indianapolis 500 I'm not sure they get much better than this.

The front page banner headline announces: "BOBBY UNSER WINS" as reported in this, the "5th Extra". Featured is a large pho... See More  

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$148.00
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